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. seals for the united ends of wire or other dislplav private marks.

flexible strands; and my object is, more especially, to provide simple, improved and readily applied means for housing and fastening together the twisted end-portions of binding-wires on shipping cases, to insure the detection of unauthorized ltampering with such fastenings and, where desired,

n the accompanying drawing, is a wire-bound shipping-case, illustrating the manner of securing and sealing it in accordance with my invention Fig. 2, a broken enlarged view showing my improved seal of one form applied to the united endportions of wire strands; Fig. 3, the seal in another form to be applied as shown in Fig. 4; and Figs. 5 and 6, still other forms of the seal.

The box or shipping-case 7 is provided with binding-wires 8 stapled in place in a common manner and having ends 9 which when the cover of the box is closed project beyond the corner of the box, as indicated to the left in Fig. 1. The wire ends are adapted to be united by twisting them together, as indicated atl 10 in Fig. 1. The seal 11 consists essentially of a U-shaped strip, of suitable material and having meeting faces,

ada ted to be passed under the strand 8, at

the ase of union of the ends 9 when`twisted together, and embrace the projecting ends, the seal being provided with means for fastening the meeting faces of the seal together at opposite sides of the twist 10. The body of the seal consists of a strip, preferably of soft metal, sucll' as tin or lead, bent to U-*shape and having the central coincident iluted portions 12, either initially provided or formed with the tool or press by means of v Figure which the legs of the seal are squeezed to bring the meeting faces of the legs together.

In the constructionshown in Fig-2, coincident openings 1.3 are provided in each of the legsto extend at opposite'sides` of the twist 10, the legs'being irmly secured together by means vof studs, which may be in the form of eyelets 14, passed through the coincident openings and upset in a manner to prevent the seal from being opened without such injury as may be readily detected.

In the construction shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the seal when applied, as described, is secured by pouring molten metal 15, such as lead', through the openings 13 in a manner to form heads on the outer surfaces of the legs.

The constructions shown in Figs. 2, 3 and 4 are forms I prefer to em loy when the sealbody is of sheet-tin; while the construction shown in Figs. 5 and 6 are the forms Iprefer when the body ofthe seal is of sheet-lead.

In thevconstruction shown in Fig. 5, the- Specification of Letters'lfatenh 24, 1909.

legs of the seal are formed with coincident openings through which eyelets 14, or studs of other suitable type, are passed and u set to lock the meeting faces ofthe legs toget er.

In the construction shown in Fig. 6, one of the 'legs is provided with integral studs 16 cast thereon and adapted to pass through coincident openings in the other leg to be upset as indicated in Fig. 6. i A

The tool em loyed in pressing the legs in place around tlle' twist 1Q may be caused at the same time to im ress letters or other private marks on the egs, as shown in Fig, 2, or on the upset ends of the studs 16, as shown in Fig. 6. l

Obviously the seal may be modified in various ways vwithout departing from the spirit of my invention, as defined by the c aims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-'f 1. Means for securing the ends of, a strand,

teriel 'extending gereisd.inerenti at' the.

base of the twist, and envelo ing the twist, and sealimr means securing tii strip toget er.`

2. In a sealing device vfor securing the ends of a. strand, when twisted together with the twist projecting at an angle'to the strand, a strip of material folded upon itself and extending around the strand at the base of they e folds 'of the twist and envelopingthe twist, and having stud-receiving openings at opposite sides of 1Q the twist.

HODGE WORSHAM. 

